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| Criterion | ![]() Business Strategy PESTLE Analysis | ![]() Business Strategy Blue Ocean Strategy Canvas | ![]() Business Strategy VRIO Framework | ![]() Business Strategy Business Model Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | PESTLE Analysis makes political, economic, social, technological, legal, and environmental influences visible. The environment of an initiative is thereby read systematically instead of through isolated trends. | The Blue Ocean Strategy Canvas shows how an offering is positioned relative to the market. Differentiation thereby becomes tangible in value factors instead of merely being claimed. | The VRIO Framework rates resources and capabilities on whether they are Valuable, Rare, Inimitable, and Organized. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a VRIO table and strategic actions. | The Business Model Canvas condenses a business model to its key building blocks and assumptions. It makes variants quickly comparable and reveals gaps before validation or implementation begins. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 2-4 h | 90-180 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-10 | 3-10 | 3-6 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | PESTLE Map, External Risks, Strategic Questions | Strategy Canvas, Value Curve, ERRC Actions | VRIO Table, Strategic Actions | Business Model Canvas, Assumption List, Business Hypotheses |
Tags1 shared | StrategyMarketAnalysis | StrategyPositioningInnovationValue | StrategyDiagnosisBusiness modelCapability | Business modelStrategyValueInnovation |



